Jason DeRülo

When: Mon., March 8, 8 p.m. 2010

Jason Derülo may or may not owe much of his success to Auto-Tune and Imogen Heap (whose 2005 song "Hide and Seek" makes up the core of Derülo's hit "Whatcha Say") but the 20-year-old R&B dancer, singer and producer — who has also written songs for Diddy, Lil Wayne and Cher (not really) — seems well on his way to establishing himself as a performer in his own right. See him at 8 tonight at the Thirsty Parrot (32 S. Tejon St., thirstyparrot.net). Tickets run $8 to $12. — Bryce Crawford